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Supernova
All hell is about to break loose.
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
- Original title
- Supernova
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $90,000,000
- Revenue
- $14,828,081
RalphRahal
Mar 30, 2025 · via TMDB
Supernova feels like a wasted opportunity wrapped in decent visuals. The directing is all over the place, which makes sense given the messy production history, and it really shows. The pacing drags, making even the short runtime feel longer than it should. You can tell there were attempts to build tension or mystery, but the script just doesn’t give it enough fuel. The story lacks depth, and the characters feel like cardboard cutouts drifting through space. It tries to be a mix of sci-fi and psychological thriller, but it never really commits to either, leaving it floating in this weird limbo. On the plus side, the cinematography is surprisingly solid in parts. There are a few beautiful shots of space and the sun that really stand out, and the set design had potential. The acting isn’t terrible, but the cast doesn’t have much to work with, and it feels like everyone’s just going through the motions. As for the score and sound design, nothing really stood out, which isn’t great for a sci-fi film that should be using sound to build atmosphere. Overall, it’s a slow, visually decent film that struggles to say or do anything memorable.
John Chard
Jun 14, 2015 · via TMDB
Heal thyself, doctor. The back story to Supernova is actually more interesting than the studio cut of the film that is available to view. Director's coming and going, one (Walter Hill) taking his name off the credits, butchery by studio interference, different endings, different planned thematics, shelved for two years and etc. Supernova was a messy production and sadly it shows, making Walter Hill's original cut (unavailable) the "Magnificent Ambersons" of the sci-fi genre. Plot, in the skew-whiff edited version we are fed here, is basically a riff on Ridley Scott's Alien. Space dudes up in space take on board a too good to be true hitch-hiker dude, which is a bad idea. Sadly it's all very dull, yet strangely you can see that in amongst the mess, and the often used diversion tactic of Robin Tunney's breasts, there was a very good film here. Brains and effects work to light up the screen, some sexy sizzle marrying up to the tension up there in the galaxy, James Spader on wonderfully broody and heroically damaged form, and some belting deleted scenes on the DVD. But, it's not to be, so the studio should be ashamed of themselves, even if it isn't quite the ultimate stinker it has been painted as. But! Super it is not, in any shape or form. 5/10
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Nick Vanzant
Angela Bassett
Kaela Evers
Robert Forster
A.J. Marley
Lou Diamond Phillips
Yerzy Penalosa
Peter Facinelli
Karl Larson
Robin Tunney
Danika Lund
Wilson Cruz
Benj Sotomejor
Eddy Rice Jr.
Flyboy
Kerrigan Mahan
Troy Larson (voice)
Vanessa Marshall
Sweetie (voice)
Kevin Sizemore
Rescue Leader (uncredited)
Lloyd Ahern II
Director of Photography
Ernesto Martinez
Assistant Costume Designer
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Greg Funk
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Eric Barba
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Kelly Port
CG Supervisor
Allan Graf
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Steve Kelso
Stunt Driver
Gene Hartline
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Jeff Cadiente
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Joey Box
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Lisa Hoyle
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Walter Hill
Director
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Assistant Director
Allan Graf
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Michael Schweitzer
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Mary Jo Slater
Casting
Ralph S. Singleton
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David C. Williams
Original Music Composer
Mark P. Stoeckinger
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Eric Saindon
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Marc Dominic Rienzo
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Patrick Tatopoulos
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William Malone
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